SoCal Airports Among Nation’s Cheapest – Except For LAX

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — If you’re looking to save a few bucks on your next flight out of town, stay away from Los Angeles International Airport.

A survey of 101 airports by CheapFlights.com released Friday found three of the most affordable airports from which to fly out are in the Southland: Long Beach is the least expensive in all of the U.S., followed by Burbank (#2) and John Wayne Airport (#5).

And LAX? The nation’s third-busiest airport is also the 88th-least expensive in the U.S.